2M Alliance

Hapag-Lloyd Chief: Bullish on Growth and Clawing Back Extra Fuel Costs

  • Hapag-Lloyd’s chief executive, Ralph Habben Jansen expects to see growth of 3-4% this year.
  • Hapag-Lloyd reported a preliminary operating result for the fourth quarter of €164m ($189m) and a full-year debit of €443m last week.
  • The company will also retrofit one of its 17 LNG-ready 15,000 teu vessels, inherited from its merger with UASC, with gas tanks.
  • Hapag-Lloyd expects a $75m-$100m hit to the bottom line this year with the annual cost around $1.1bn a iyear.

Hapag-Lloyd’s chief executive,...

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2M Alliance Suspends Transpacific Loop

  • 2M Alliance of Maersk Line and MSC suspended ts transpacific TP1/New Eagle service.
  • The loop has a rotation of Kaohsiung, Yantian, Xiamen, Shanghai, Busan, Vancouver (Canada), Seattle, Yokohama, Busan and Kaohsiung.
  • Effective with voyage 826N will be covered by the 2M Alliance’s transpacific TP9/Maple service.
  • Spot container rates from Shanghai to the U.S. West Coast tumbled 6.8 percent to $1,266 per FEU.

According to American Shipper, the 2M Alliance of Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping...

http://mfame.guru/2m-alliance-suspends-transpacific-loop/

2M Alliance and ZIM extend their strategic cooperation

Maersk Line, MSC and ZIM announce a new strategic cooperation on Asia-US West Coast (USWC) and Asia-Mediterranean trades.

The new Agreement will cover the Asia – Mediterranean and the Asia – Pacific Northwest trades.

MSC, Maersk Line and ZIM will run the operation on the Maple service with seven vessels between Asia and the US West Coast. The 2M Alliance will contribute three vessels and ZIM will operate four vessels. The parties will swap slots on Orient service which remains a fully 2M operated...

http://container-news.com/2m-alliance-zim-strategic-cooperation/

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